Easy Made Eater Rocket Launcher

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Easy Made Eater Rocket Launcher

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I have made a full bore water rocket Launcher with help of PVC Pipe and cable ties
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Re: Easy Made Eater Rocket Launcher

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Nice tilt mechanism! It looks like the 90 deg launch position has the rocket over the cross leg. How are you maintaining stability?
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Re: Easy Made Eater Rocket Launcher

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That's a new design nobody has ever published before. It looks like the adjustment angle is quick and easy to set. One improvement you could make is to put some marks along the adjustment slot to show where various angles are located, so you don't have to measure in the field. You can just set it to the indicator mark. Nice work!
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Re: Easy Made Eater Rocket Launcher

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I am more working on. an adjustment screw for locking any angle cross leg can adjust 25 deg to 90 deg of angle.
so very soon add any measuring gauge.
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Re: Easy Made Eater Rocket Launcher

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Thank you for your advice I have improved and install indicator mark.
I have more improve this as soon as possible
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Re: Easy Made Eater Rocket Launcher

Post by U.S. Water Rockets »

That looks great! Just what you need for an adjustable launcher.